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241 N. Main St
Winter Garden, FL 34787
(407) 656-3218 Office
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Find us across from the old
Dillard Elementary School
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About Us
We are the Church of the Messiah, a parish family: Loving God, Loving our neighbors, Loving one another.
We are a Parish Family of all ages and stages and kinds and colors of people committed to Jesus, the Parish Family, and each other with the love of Jesus the Messiah.
If someone is not willing to be with people different from him/herself or to be flexible for the benefit of the family, this may not be the place for that person.
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- Together in a rich buffet of opportunities for worship, prayer, and Bible study; adjusting the menu as the needs and numbers of people determine
- Individually through personal prayer, Bible study, and living our faith
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If someone feels there is only one right way to worship God – formal or informal, traditional or innovative, scripted or spontaneous – or that worship music must be of one particular style, this may not be the place for that person.
If someone wants a church that is spiritually comforting and emotionally supportive without also challenging and encouraging people to change and grow in their own faith, hope, and love, this may not be the place for that person.
Loving Our Neighbors by serving people in our community and beyond in ever-widening circles, meeting their needs AND inviting them to come be part of God’s family.
If someone feels the church exists primarily for the benefit of her members and is not interested in helping hungry and hurting people outside the church, or inviting them into the church, this may not be the place for that person.
Loving One Another in casual friendships and deliberate small groups to equip, encourage, and care for each other.
If someone prefers privacy over friendship and would rather not be involved in people’s lives, and doesn’t want others involved in his/her life, this may not be the place for that person. |
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To change the world with Jesus: one child, one person, one family, one community at a time. To that end we pray, work, and seek unchurched people who are spiritually hungry and committed Christians ready to serve.
To change the world – No smaller goal is acceptable! We will not quit until "God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven."
With Jesus - Jesus said, "Without me you can do nothing," so we do nothing without Jesus.
One child – Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me." We welcome children of all ages and commit to raising them "to know and love the Lord."
One person – People are our priority. Therefore we will "equip each person for the work of ministry" and help each person find his/her role in the family of God.
One family – We offer an extended family for those with a family, and to be a family for those without.
One community – We will serve our community and seek to grow our parish to about 700 so we can make a significant impact here. Every time we grow to that size, we will send out leaders with 200 people to plant new churches in surrounding communities.
At a time – Because time is short, we continually "press on toward the goal" God gives us each year, while looking ahead to our next step in faith, hope, and love.
To that end we pray, first and foremost, without ceasing, in spirit and in truth, fervently. All of God’s actions and ours begin with prayer. Prayer is the force that overcomes inertia, the tool that smoothes the way, and the fuel and lubrication that keeps us going.
Work - Though our mission begins with prayer, it continues as we "offer our bodies as living sacrifices" to do the "good works God has prepared beforehand for us to do."
And seek – We design our ministries and message for two specific kinds of people:
Unchurched people who are spiritually hungry – God is already at work in those who are not yet in his family, whetting their appetites and inviting them to the bounteous banquet he offers. We specifically seek those who are ready to take their place at God's family table as we "go into all the world making disciples."
And committed Christians ready to serve – Jesus said, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray for the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the field." We seek those laborers and strive to provide tools and opportunities for them to utilize their gifts and talents to the fullest in God’s field.
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To be a Roundabout with lots of ways in and lots of ways out.
Our parish family is like a traffic roundabout, where we are traveling together as a family, with everything we do revolving around our Mission (being A Parish Family: Loving God, Loving our Neighbors, Loving One Another).
We are building lots of ways for children, individuals, families, and the community to come in to the roundabout.
We are building lots of ways for every child, person, family, and the whole parish family to travel out into the community and world to serve people and invite them back into the roundabout to travel with us.
Our "Target Audience" is Unchurched hungry people (in response to Jesus' Great Commission) and Committed Christians ready to serve (in response to Jesus' prayer for "Laborers for the harvest"). To the former, we offer soft tasty spiritual food. To the latter we offer opportunities and permission to utilize their gifts to the fullest for the Lord of the Harvest. |
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